Learn to crochet – once you get going you will be hooked!
Expert tutor Carole Rennison will first go through how to hold the yarn and make a chain which is essential for leading onto crochet motifs and patterns. You will then progress together on how to make a granny square using a different colour for each round. It can be challenging but you will have plenty of time to go through the stitches – practise makes progress!
Once you have made one granny square you will go on to make more – repetition is great for reinforcing what you have learned. You will have enough yarn to make approximately 20 granny squares and Carole will discuss what you could make from them.
Having the skill to make a granny square gives you lots of options to progress and experiment with other yarns and go onto making bags, blankets, cushions – with your new found skill!
Included in the day:
A 5mm crochet hook
Granny Square pattern
Yarn – five x 50g balls of arran yarn in different colours
Hooked by Design canvas bag
A couple of back copies of Inside Crochet for you to take with you for inspiration.
Materials: £20.00 per person on the day.
What to expect
Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all and provide the environment, the time and the guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors plus the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas and experiences. You can even leave us to clear up the mess! There will usually be two workshops going on and we encourage everyone to mingle and be nosey about what the other workshop is up to.
Arrive in time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning your session at the appointed time. There will be a mid-morning break for refreshments and a chance to talk over progress with others. Lunch is usually around 12:45 for about 45 mins – you can expect a homemade 2 course lunch. The main course will be delicious but don’t overdo it as the puds are usually worth waiting for! There will be a further afternoon break with the most wonderful cakes from Roots & Fruits Home Bakery, a North Yorkshire micro-bakery producing handmade bread and cakes. All food and refreshments are included in the price of the workshop.
Finish time is given as a target – there are occasions when the session may overrun so do let us know if you need to be away promptly.
We aim for your day to be a real treat… of course you could always learn a new skill in a shed or a draughty village hall with a curly sandwich, but we want you to have more fun than that! So we make it a day being looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!
